CNBC August 1, 2024
Ashley Capoot

Key Points

– Health-care software vendor Epic Systems on Thursday announced that individuals will be able to release their health data to apps of their choice, giving them more direct control over their medical information.

– This seemingly simple feat is actually a major technological leap for the health-care sector.

– Epic is one of the organizations that has been helping the federal government establish TEFCA, which outlines the legal and technical requirements for sharing patients’ data at scale.

It’s about to get a lot easier for patients in the U.S. to access their own medical records.

Health-care software vendor Epic Systems on Thursday announced that individuals will be able to securely release their health data to different apps...

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Topics: Apps, Digital Health, EMR / EHR, Health IT, HIE (Interoperability), Patient / Consumer, Provider, Technology
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